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Columbus, IN vs Placerville, CA

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Highlights
- Placerville spends 12.7% less per student than Columbus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.7% higher in Placerville than in Columbus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Placerville had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Columbus
 Columbus, INPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,688$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,919  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,768$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock106814573
 Students per Counselor3165  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Columbus    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up in Columbus Indiana and returned 38 years later after retiring. Columbus has always been a unique place to live and well above average for Indiana. However,  More

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Columbus is a beautiful town for young families or up and coming professionals. It has great restaurants, parks, architecture, and diverse recreation.   More

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Columbus is a friendly town that is welcoming to people from all backgrounds. It provides lots of amenities for young families with very close proximity to big cities  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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